Articles tagged with "portugal"
Finally back
By Ale | June 27th, 2008Just got home from vacation, and a little disappointed I wasn't able to cover any Euro action, but hey, what can you do? Overall I ...
The Offside EA UEFA 2008 - The Elite Eight
By Dave Martinez | June 26th, 2008Welcome to the round of eight! I would like to congratulate all of you one your fine play. If someone were to have told you that FRANCE, ...
Who is Steve Kean, and why is Chelsea interested?
By Jack | June 18th, 2008BBC online is reporting that Chelsea are eyeing Steve Kean for a possible senior coaching role at the club. Let me be the first to ...
Ordinary One @ It Again
By Jack | June 16th, 2008The rivalry between Uncle Phil and The Ordinary One is well-documented. Today, Mourinho buried the hatchet -- somewhat. His Ordinariness defended Louie Scolari's decision to accept ...
What He Said: Big Phil Special
By Rob | June 12th, 2008Every now and then, I do a collection of the best quotes of the round, of the week. Today, its dedicated entirely to new Chelsea ...
Official: Scolari named manager
By Jack | June 11th, 2008This just in, Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named Chelsea manager. Shocking news. Really. From the Chelsea FC official Web Site... "Chelsea Football Club is ...
Euro Watch: 6.10
By Jack | June 10th, 2008Euro 2008 is off to a rousing start. Rousing? Well, at least Greece lost. The first round of games have been completed, so let's take ...
One Step Closer
By Ale | June 5th, 2008My favorite player wants to join my favorite club? Seriously? Just about every football news source is running the story in one form or another but ...
The Hell With The Glazers
By Ale | June 1st, 2008My girlfriend and I are going to visit family in Pittsburgh so there won't be much, if any, posting over the next 2 weeks so ...
Daily Real Madrid Transfer Speculation
By Ale | May 31st, 2008Portugal coach and Ronaldo's close friend Luiz Felipe Scolari basically admitted he told Ronaldo to go to Real Madrid during a press conference earlier today. 'We've ...
Nereida Gallardo Is Classy - Update
By Ale | May 30th, 2008When she's not busy being a wild animal in bed (NSFW-ish) or telling everyone she's going to be Mrs. Ronaldo via MSN chats, Nereida Gallardo ...
South American Euros
By Lugo | May 24th, 2008In this day of the official birth of the south american union I'll take the occasion to make the list of (confirmed or potential) representatives ...
Ever Wish You Could Headbutt Cristiano Ronaldo?
By Ale | May 18th, 2008Well now you can Make sure you watch the opening animation. - Spacebar or left-click to headbutt. - Time your click carefully to gain speed. Post high scores... I ...
ESPN Ads Aim to Lure Americans into Watching Euro 2008
By Laurie | May 14th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7fKzasYjA[/youtube] ESPN has unveiled its new ad campaign for Euro 2008, and I like it. They currently shine the spotlight on five teams: Portugal ...
Photo of the Day: Smokin'
By Daryl | May 12th, 2008There's plenty of scientific proof that smoking is harmful to your body. But there's no proof that it's harmful to your chances of Champions League ...
Vote: Which Euro 2008 Team Bus Has the Best Slogan?
By Daryl | May 1st, 2008Voters on the UEFA's official Euro 2008 website have been choosing team slogans to plaster on the 16 Euro 2008 team buses. Some good choices ...
The Magnificent Fall of União Leiria
By Ian Rose | April 12th, 2008We all marvel at teams that seem to perform beyond their potential, the little guys that come out of nowhere, emerging from relative obscurity to ...
5 Things we learned during the International Break
By Jan | March 28th, 20081. Hamburg are missing out. Just look at that photo. Though, Croatia didn't really impress in their friendly against Scotland (1-1) and neither Dortmund's Mladen Petric ...
Champions League Knockouts Round 1 Part Deux
By chris | March 5th, 2008A brief look at today's CL action. Chelsea (0) v Olympiakos (0): Maybe Avram Grant will throw out a watered down lineup with a bunch of ...
Ferreira inks 5-year extension. Whaaa?
By Jack | February 18th, 2008Chelsea right-back Paulo Ferreira signed a five-year extension with the Blues early Monday. My reaction: Why? In a deal about as bizarre as when ...
Inter - Livorno, Bring on The Black and Blue
By Marco | February 15th, 2008Inter – Livorno The game is at 10am ET on Saturday! Streaming here We’re playing Inter, so get ready to see a little bit of this! Undefeated ...
Italia 3 - 1 Portugal, Blue Boys kicked Portugese Coq !
By Marco | February 7th, 2008After seeing the Azzurrini beat reigning U21 Euro champs Holland on Tuesday, the Big boys decided to spank C. Ronaldo and friends 3-1 on Wednesday ...
Video Of The Day : Italy - Portugal Goals !
By Marco | February 6th, 2008Italy's 3-1 win over C. Ronaldo's Portugal in Zurich is a great morale boost for the Azzurri. They have started 2008 well. Let's hope this ...
Awaiting the Austrian Swisses, Italia vs Portugal Preview
By Marco | February 5th, 2008* Free Azzurrini fix right here Italia - Portogallo It’s international soccer time again! Italy will be facing Portugal in Zurich on Wednesday. It’ll be ...
Quaresma Re-Ups with Porto
By Martha | January 23rd, 2008Ricardo Quaresma, one of the brightest young(ish) talents in Portugal, yesterday extended his stay at Porto, adding two years to a contract that was due ...
Romanian Club Taking Squad Rotation Very Literally
By Daryl | December 28th, 2007We all know the January transfer window is a time for strengthening European squads, but one Romanian team is going to the extreme and planning ...
Weekend Watch Recap: Goals Galore in Switzerland!
By Martha | December 3rd, 2007Howdy, neighbor. Welcome to your regularly scheduled recap of Friday's Weekend Watch. Saturday Milan v Juventus: As has become their standard MO at home, Milan didn't score. ...
Another Goal for The Great Freddy
By Martha | November 26th, 20071-3 Adu Academica Benfica|Uploaded by futebolportugues Granted, the goal was entirely unimpressive and found the back of the net only because the opposing keeper was having ...
Big Phil Doesn't Have to Take This
By Martha | November 23rd, 2007The press (and people) in Portugal have been singularly unimpressed by their team's progress through Euro 2008 qualification, which included two draws with Serbia and ...
European Round-Up: Lyon Awakens, Marseille Rides Luck, UEFA Cupsters Kick Off
By Sam | October 25th, 2007Here's an interesting role-change: Usually French clubs are lacking a bit of everything in the Champions League, and solid in the UEFA Cup. This week's ...
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